Loudon Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor.Using a witty, self-mocking style, Wainwright has recorded over twenty albums on eleven different labels. Two of his albums have been nominated for Grammy awards.Wainwright has also appeared in a number of films, including small parts in The Aviator, Big Fish, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and the television series Undeclared. Wainwright came to the attention of many people in Britain for the first time when he appeared as the resident singer with Jasper Carrott in his UK show, Carrott Confidential, in the late 1980s.
